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Esther Turan (Budapest, November 9, 1979 - ) is a Hungarian producer and director. She is the granddaughter of mathematician Pál Turán and the niece of actress Vera Venczel.

She is the founder of the film production company Moviebar Productions. She graduated in television directing in Budapest, at the University of Theatre and Film Arts in 2002.

In 2004, after graduation, she founded her own film production company named Moviebar Productions.

In 2018, Eszter Turán opened the Los Angeles office of Moviebar Productions, where she mainly works on collaborations between American film and TV market players and European film creators, as well as developing several of her own film projects.

Career
Initially, they specialized in producing commercials with her producer partner, Viktória Trepper, followed by international assignments and service jobs for international brands. In 2013, they launched a division focusing on film and television work. They have already produced a children's program (Doreen's Friends) for the Swedish National Television, they are constantly working for HBO Nordic, and they also participated in the production of a 42-episode Hungarian TV show commissioned by Sony Pictures Television and Viasat 3. Their most recent work was the historical crime series Vienna Blood made for the BBC in partnership with the Austrian MR Film and the British Endor Productions. They mainly specialize in independent, arthouse productions. Several award-winning commercials and campaigns are associated with them.

Soon, professionals from the world's film elite began to work with them. They have worked with such renowned professionals as:


 * Producers: Kristina Åberg, Ant Timpson, Andrew Starke, Guy Moshe, Matthew Helderman, Oliver Auspitz
 * Directors: Neil Marshall, Peter Strickland, Björn Stein, Andreas Nilsson, Nimród Antal, Andreas Prohaska, Jesper Kouthoofd, Måns Mårlind, Mats Lindberg, Kristian Petri, Ferenc Török
 * Cinematographers: John Mathieson, Anthony Dod Mantle, Thierry Arbogast, Hoyte Van Hoytema, Thomas W. Kiennast, Yorick Le Saux, Mátyás Erdély, Marcell Rév
 * Composer: Nathaniel Méchaly
 * Production designers: Judit Varga, Ian Bailie, Roger Rosenberg
 * Costume designer: Margrét Einarsdóttir
 * Also: Joe Mcnally (photographer)

Major works
2023 "Pulzaar" absurd musical, director: Miki357. The first auteur short film with absurd humor by Miki357, known also as a commercial and music video director, is a real genre cavalcade. Starring Ádám Schwarcz (Beton.Hofi), Lilla Kizlinger, Bori Péterfy, Lajos Kovács and Dávid Miller.

2020 "The Reckoning" English-American horror film, director: Neil Marshall

2019 “Swoon” Eld & Lagor Swedish feature film, directors: Mans Marlind-Björn Stein production company: Atmo, producer: Kristina Aberg

In 2018, the “Cobbler’s lot” segment of the horror anthology “The Field Guide to Evil” (director: Peter Strickland) was created, which debuted at the SXSW film festival.

In 2017, the three-part TV drama series “Maximilian” (director: Andreas Prohaska, producer: Oliver Auspitz) was made on behalf of ORF and ZDF.

In 2009, "1" (director: Pater Sparrow) was Eszter Turán's first major work, which appeared at numerous festivals and won awards.

BP Underground
The documentary series "BP Underground” debuted in July 2017. It is not only produced by her, but she is also one of its creators, and it marks her debut as a director.

"BP Underground" is a documentary series that introduces various Budapest underground music subcultures from the 90s and 2000s.

The first episode of the series is Hardcore / Punk, which is based on Western influences, but creates something quite unique from Budapest punk, and the hardcore subcultures that grew out of it or in parallel with it.

The episode introduces the organizing hardcore/punk scene in Budapest and its significant bands through interviews and original archive footage. The film recalls the emergence of the scene with the help of the memories of iconic faces. In addition to the stories and anecdotes, the film also recalls legendary entertainment venues related to hardcore/punk, such as the Black Hole on Golgota Street, Total Car at WestEnd, or Kultiplex on Kinizsi Street.

BP Underground Hardcore / Punk was invited to these film festivals:


 * SEEFF Berlin
 * SEE PARIS
 * Courage Parevo – Budapest, Prague, Warsaw, Bucharest, Bratislava
 * Soundwatch Berlin
 * Bucharest Film Week
 * Too Drunk To Watch festival Berlin

The second episode of BP Underground is about Hip-Hop and was completed in the summer of 2018, which is about the Budapest underground hip-hop culture. Like the first film dealing with the hardcore-punk genre, the new episode also evokes the birth and flourishing of the style with a unique visual world and lots of archive footage. This episode, like a kind of era print, brings back the feeling of the nineties, the era of unlimited influx of Western influences.

In 2019, BP Underground Hip-Hop was ranked second at one of the most prestigious Hungarian awards, the "Highlights of Hungary".

The third episode of BP Underground is Electronic Music and was presented on September 20, 2019 at the Telekom Electronic Beats festival, after which it was visible in Hungarian cinemas nationwide. In late March 2020, it won the "Golden Award" at the Los Angeles International Independent Film Awards festival.

The fourth episode of BP Underground is about the Budapest underground rock-metal scene, and guides its viewers to the Thrash-Mosh Club, Tüzesvíz, Total Car, Headbanger t-shirt store, Láng Cultural House, or the legendary Wigwam club. It had a closed professional premiere on October 22, 2020 at the Toldi Cinema.

Filmography
Director's work


 * BP Underground – Rock (2020)
 * BP Underground – Electronic Music (2019)
 * BP Underground – Hip-Hop (2018)
 * BP Underground – Hardcore-Punk (2017)

Producer's work


 * Troll 2 (a sequel to Netflix's Troll, in production)
 * Helicopter Heist (in production)
 * Pulzaar (2023) Director: Miki357
 * The Reckoning (2020)
 * BP Underground – Rock (2020)
 * BP Underground – Electronic Music (2019)
 * BP Underground – Hip-Hop (2018)
 * BP Underground – Hardcore-Punk (2017)
 * Swoon Eld & Lagor (2018) Director: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
 * Charon (2018) Director: Damokos Attila
 * The Field Guide to Evil (2018) Director: Peter Strickland
 * In the same Garden (2016)
 * The Man who was Thursday (2015) Director: Juszt Balázs
 * Recycled pro-reo-neo (2006) Director: Pater Sparrow
 * 1 (2009) Director: Pater Sparrow

TV


 * Maximilian (2017) Director: Andreas Prochaska


 * Stíluspárbaj (2017) Director: Ungvári Dávid
 * Doreen’s Friends (2015) Director: Henrik Hallgren

Significant awards, nominations
2020 "BP Underground – Electronic Music" received invitations to the following festivals:


 * International Independent Film Awards "Golden Award"
 * San Pedro International Film Festival
 * Brighton Rocks Film Festival
 * International Independent Film Awards
 * LA Underground Film Forum – Honorable Mention
 * Lift-Off Global Network
 * Los Angeles International Independent Film Awards – Won the Golden Award in March 2020
 * SEE-fest (South East European Film Festival Los Angeles)
 * San Pedro Film Festival 2020 – In a Q&A workshop, Eszter Turán talked about the film alongside other international documentary filmmakers

2019 "BP Underground – Hip Hop" Highlights of Hungary – Second Place

2018 "The Field Guide to Evil" received invitations to the following festivals:


 * SXSW 2018 – world premiere
 * Sidney International Film Festival – 2018
 * New Horizons International Film Festival – 2018
 * Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival – 2018
 * Melbourne International Film Festival – 2018
 * Fantasia International Film Festival – 2018
 * Zagreb Fantastic Film Festival – 2018
 * New Zealand International Film Festival Trust – 2018
 * Melbourne International Film Festival – 2018
 * Cinefest, Hungary, 2018

2017 "F.É.S.Z.E.K" Aranyszem - Best Music Video

2016 "In the same garden" – Sarajevo Film Festival

2016 "The Man Who Was Thursday" Edinburgh International Film Festival, Austin Film Festival

2009 "1" The film received the following awards and nominations:


 * 40th Hungarian Film Week: Best Cinematographer, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Producer, Best First Feature Film, Student Jury


 * "Best director, Best main actor" categories at the 30th Fantasporto IFF
 * "Best director" category at the 20th Fancine IFF in Malaga
 * "Best sci-fi feature" category at the 5th Cinefantasy FF in Sao Paulo
 * Received the Audience Award at the 16th IFF of Young Filmmakers in Granada
 * Received the Audience Award at the 7th Fresh Film Festival in Prague

2006 "Recycled pro-reo-neo" Best Experimental Short Film – Hungarian Film Week

Additional film awards:


 * Promax
 * Golden Trailer Award
 * Hungarian Film Review
 * Edinburgh International Film Festival
 * Göteborg Film Festival
 * Offense International Film Festival
 * Sarajevo Film Festival
 * SXSW
 * Golden Eye
 * PromaxBDA

Advertising awards:


 * Young Director Awards
 * Effie Awards
 * International Midem Awards
 * Aranypenge
 * Art Directors Club Hungary
 * Hipnózis

Források

 * Beton.Hofi beteljesíti minden metálrajongó álmát
 * Beton.Hofi Csótánynak is profi
 * Beton.Hofi fiktív metálbandáért őrül meg Miki357 musicalfilmjében
 * SXSW 2018 Interview: Daily Dead Chats with the Filmmakers Behind THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL
 * From Enthusiasm Comes Magic: 'The Field Guide to Evil' Binds Dark Folklore from Across the World
 * Field Guide to Evil Filmmakers Detail the Process of Making a Horror Anthology Archiválva 2021. január 30-i dátummal a Wayback Machine -ben
 * Magyar horrormese a texasi filmfesztiválon
 * hvg.hu – Beleszülettünk a szabad világba, mégis, sokan csalódottak voltak" – Interjú Turán Eszterrel
 * Index – Kultúr – A szabadságért üvölteni a rendszerváltás előtt és után
 * SCREENDAILY – TrustNordisk boards love story ‘Swoon’ from 'The Bridge' creators (exclusive)
 * DAGENS NYHETER. – Magiskt kärleksmöte i nöjesparkernas underland
 * IndieWire – Crowdfunded Horror Anthology ‘The Field Guide to Evil’ Gets Official Greenlight After Successful Campaign
 * Kulter.hu – Dokufilmen a ’89 utáni underground zene
 * KERET – “Nekem már az is lázadás volt, amikor befestettem a hajam pirosra”
 * Index – Kultúr – A szabadságért üvölteni a rendszerváltás előtt és után
 * Rockstation – A lázadást jelenti ez a műfaj, azt hogy soha ne álljunk be a sorba és mindent kérdőjelezzünk meg
 * Shockmagazin – Dokumentumfilm készült a hazai hardcore/punk-színtérről
 * IndieWire – Crowdfunded Horror Anthology ‘The Field Guide to Evil’ Gets Official Greenlight After Successful Campaign
 * kreatív – Kultúrterror – Sokszor küldték le sütiért a Dérynébe – Turán Eszter ajánlja
 * kreatív – Zenebutik – Turán Eszter ajánlja Archiválva 2018. február 27-i dátummal a Wayback Machine -ben
 * Glamour – Zsuzsi-e vagy? A botrány másik szereplője – Interjú Turán Eszterrel
 * Nők Lapja – Inspiráló nők – Turán Eszter producer, rendező
 * Filmhu – Turán Eszter – A csoda nem fog bekopogni az ajtón, tenni kell érte
 * Forbes – How This International Producer Is Bridging The Gap Between European And American Filmmakers
 * InStyle – A magyar producer nagyot álmodott, most L.A.-ben is dolgozik
 * L.A. Parent – Esther Turan – On Creating Opportunities for Women in Film
 * AfterBuzz TV – Founder of Moviebar Productions Esther Turan on Creating Opportunities for Women in Hollywood
 * GRUNGERY – Turán Eszter – Mintha egy sebbe sót szórna valaki
 * hvg.hu – A vak komondorok országában nem csak macsó férfiak nyomulnak
 * HVG360 – Doku360 – "Olyan fehérzajos acidbuli volt, hogy ott mindenki megtért"
 * Electronic Beats – “Veszélyes, vad és fantasztikus időszak volt” – interjú a BP Underground rendezőivel
 * Magyar Narancs – Interjú – „Hitelesen hozzászólni” Koltay Anna és Turán Eszter dokumentumfilmesek
 * Index – Kultúr – Nem csak sildes sapóban érdekes a magyar hip-hop film Elkészült a BP Underground második része